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Originally Posted by sharonl7340
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Long story short: Our electricity bill was overestimated by $148! I spoke with 4 different people to get this resolved and finally did. Everyone I spoke with was courteous and polite, but I had to be persistent. The bill states that if it is an estimated reading that will indicate it is estimated (ours did not).
Moral of the story: go out and check your meter reading on the days that the billing period ends to check against the bill you receive. You could be paying WAY more that you should be paying just because you trust they are doing the right thing.
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The bill did not say estimated because it was likely not estimated. It is probable that yours, like ours, was simply misread. 76,895 was written down as 77,895 resulting in the high charge. It would have been straightened out on the next bill - this bill would be high but the next would be low. Any difference in rates would be worth less than the aggravation and stress of trying to get it straightened out.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
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